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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1897
Page
3
Miners Rally and Labor Tensions Across Several States
Reports describe unrest and demonstrations among coal miners from West Virginia to Pennsylvania and Illinois. Strikes, deputized guards, and clashes with authorities are noted as operators confront screening laws and wage disputes while new contracts and enforcement actions unfold.
Gallant Rescue by Ensign Gherardi Off Texas
Ensign W K Gherardi son of Rear Admiral Gherardi aboard the battleship Texas sprang into a perilous sea to save landsman John Avapian after a whaleboat detached and capsized near the Cobb dock. Two men were in the boat when it fell twenty feet. Avapian was saved but Speers and others were rescued. The act drew cheers from ship mates and echoes of prior heroism off the Carolina coast last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
Cobb
Navy Yard
W. K. Gherardi
Bancroft Gherardi
John Avapian
Speers
Gherardi
Avapian
Maine
Carolina
Alaska Gold Rush Drastic Deserts towns near Cook Inlet
Dr C F Dickinson of Kodiak reports Alaska gold fever is draining trading posts and coast towns as crowds rush to the Klondike. He says placer diggings exist near Cook Inlet and predicts widespread desertion within a month, urging courage to prospect the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Alaska
Bertha
Dr. C. F. Dickinson
Kodiak Island
Cook Inlet
Clondyke
Kodiak
Dr. Dickinson
Silver Cliff
Colo
Colorado
Custer County
Joseph Foulk
Foulk
Better Wait Till Spring
The World reports the Klondyke craze remains strong with many planning trips to Alaska. Reporters warn that Yukon workdays total at most 100 annually, with 265 days of ice and snow. Beginning a journey now would reach the Yukon as winter begins. staying in New York and going later is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pina
Nevada
Hawthorne
Bo Knapp
J. A
New York
Yukon
Yukon River
States
Eldoado
Arkell Faces Clondyke Claim Following Discovery Right
W J Arkell of the Arkell Weekly Company announces plans to claim the gold fields in the Clondyke district by discovery right for the estate of RE J Glave. Glave headed the Alaska expedition in 1890 91 organized by Arkell of Leslie's Weekly. Navy Yard Bustle Speeds Repairs for Sea Duty by Week’s End. Orders push unretired vessels at Brooklyn yard to join North Atlantic squadron. repairs rushed for sea readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. J. Arkell
Arkell Weekly Company
Clondyke
RE. J. Glave
Glave
Alaska
Leslie’s Weekly
Navy Yard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
North Atlantic
Six Were Drowned In Hamburg River Incident
A Hamburg boat carrying 45 workers from the Hamburg engine works capsized in the Elbe today resulting in six drownings. The accident highlights maritime dangers faced by industrial crews in the river region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Hamburg Engine Works
Elbe
The Youngstown Storm Strikes Ohio City in Deadly Floods
Death and destruction follow a July night storm in Youngstown Ohio. Lightning killed Cartheny Mayer as the Mahoning River and Crab Creek surged, washing away bridges and flooding homes. Squaw Creek Park was destroyed and trains faced delays. rural areas report barn fires and crop damage with no confirmed fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Cartheny Mayer
Mahoning River
Crab Creek
Squawcreek Park
Spring Common Foot Bridge
Trumbull
Three-way fight for Northern Pacific control unfolds
Reports from railroad circles place J J Hill of Great Northern, current management, and McNeill of O R N at three corners in a struggle for Northern Pacific. If management wins, Julius Hannaford may become president. McNeill leads the third faction backed by Russell Sage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
A_ st
Hill
Julius Hannaford
Hannaford
New York
McNeill
Ile
Wheat Market Upswing Driven by Domestic Demand and Drought Risks
Weekly market summary notes wheat prices rise on depleted reserves and strong importer demand. Reports of Russian crop damage and heavy internal demand bolster futures, with exports and ocean shipments providing mixed signals amid mixed cash prices across oats, barley, corn, and dairy products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Al.vance
America
Russian
Walla Walla
California
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Runaway Train Saved by Girl at Pacific Coast Spur
Jessie Clarke, a 16 year old housekeeper and rail expert, directed a dangerous runaway ore train away from a passenger service using her knowledge of the Southern Pacific line. She signaled, halted the ore convoy, and learned she would join the railway after VP Charles Archer recognized her brave action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shere
Southern Pacific Railroad
Pacific Coast
America
Calumet Mining and Limelting Company
Southern Pacific
Silver Creek
Consolidated
John Clarke
Jessie
Clarke
Miss Clarke
Charles Archer
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Jesse
The Drum on Shipboard in The Last of the Drums
Lieutenant Don Muarrast Perkins writes on naval drum traditions from Paul Jones to the present. The piece links drums to Marine drummer boys and powder monkeys, notes their enlistment age, duties, and the iconic scarlet uniform. It includes a Bladensburg anecdote about British drums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Muarrast Perkins
St. Nicholas
Perkins
Paul Jones
Httle Marine
Washington
Marine Headquarters
Navy Yards
Marine Corps
Marine Guard
Tommy Atkins
Bladensburg
Scott Boys
Unpleasant business woes and marital quips
A Yonkers Statesman joke about a man who loses nearly everything in business except his wife. The quip contrasts a divorced man with a living wife and a divorced woman with a living husband, underscoring social stakes in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
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